Page 11: Historical Events In 1976

Sep 01   NASA launches space vehicle S-197.   

Sep 01   Wayne L Hays, (Rep-D-Oh), steps down (scandal with Elizabeth Ray)   

Sep 03   The unmanned NASA spacecraft Viking Two makes a successful Mars landing to begin its mission of sending color photos back to Earth.   

Sep 03   The US spacecraft Viking 2 successfully lands on Mars.   

Sep 05   A E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies   

Sep 06   Russian pilot defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet, many smiles in the US.   

Sep 07   US courts find George Harrison guilty of plagarism (He's So Fine)   

Sep 08   Assen Karastoyanov, composer, dies at 83   

Sep 09   Chinese leader Mao Tse Tung dies in Beijing at age 82.   

Sep 09   Mao Tse-Tung, Chinese communist party chairman (1949-76), dies at 82.   

Sep 10   2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, results in the deaths of all 176 aboard.   

Sep 10   Dalton Trumbo, US writer/director (Johnny Got His Gun), dies at 70   

Sep 11   Jan Kunc, composer, dies at 93.   

Sep 13   2nd Enterprise, approach and lands test (ALT) flight (5m28s).   

Sep 15   Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days   

Sep 16   Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop.   

Sep 20   In this year, Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women   

Sep 20   Johan Boskamp, opera singer/actor, dies at 83   

Sep 20   Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion.   

Sep 21   Orlando Letelier, minister Chile, dies.   

Sep 23   Ford-Carter TV debate.   

Sep 23   Soyuz 22 returns to Earth   

Sep 24   Bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54.   

Sep 24   Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter   

Sep 24   Rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule   

Sep 25   Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park.   

Sep 28   Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium.   

Sep 30   Louis Fourestier, composer, dies at 84   

Oct 04   Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz steps down due to telling a racial joke.   

Oct 04   Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74   

Oct 04   TV audiences watched as Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the ABC Evening News for the inaugural time   

Oct 05   Barbara Nichols, actress (Pajama Game, Loved One), dies at 46   

Oct 06   John Hathaway completes a bicycle tour of every continent in the world and cycling 50600 miles   

Oct 06   Pres Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe"   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi devetzi: Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence courtois: Kortrijk belg, tennis star (1995 finalist jakarta)   

Jan 18   Vincent polvliet: Soccer player (fc utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien leith: Australian idol 2006   

Feb 29   Bryan gillooly: Auburn ny, diver (olympics-96)   

Feb 29   Ja rule: American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma barton: English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence long: American baseball player   

Jan 03   Mal evans: Beatles' roadie,   

Jan 04   Jan b cammans: Flemish actor (brothers karamazov),   

Jan 05   Georges e migot: French composer,   

Jan 08   Chou en-lai: China's pm (1949-76),   

Jan 10   Chester arthur burnett: Us blues pianist/harmonica player,    

Jan 11   Mervyn grell: Cricketer (test wi v england 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17),    

Jan 12   Agatha christie: Mystery writer (10 little indians),    

Jan 13   Margaret leighton: Brit actress (much ado about nothing),